| The major colic baby symptom is continuous | | | | shows that babies with colic continue to eat |
| crying for some periods of time, and the | | | | and gain weight normally, despite the crying. |
| sound of the cry is much more intense than | | | | The main problem with the condition is the |
| that of other infants. A colic cry is often | | | | stress and anxiety it creates within the |
| described as a piercing, relentless scream. | | | | home. Parents and other family members may |
| It can stop as abruptly as it starts and is | | | | find it difficult to cope with the continuous |
| often heard during or immediately after a | | | | crying, so it's important to have support now |
| feeding, especially in cases when it is due | | | | and then. |
| to acid reflux. Although this crying could be | | | | |
| happened at any time, it is usually the worse | | | | Each baby will show different colic symptoms. |
| in the evening. Colic baby may lift his head, | | | | Some may show a number of symptoms while some |
| draw his legs up to their tummy, become red | | | | will only show one. |
| in the face and pass wind. Some babies refuse | | | | |
| to eat. Difficult to stay asleep is also very | | | | Below are some of the most common colic baby |
| common. | | | | symptoms. |
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| Colic is diagnosed by the "rule of threes" - | | | | -They do not generally cry himself to sleep |
| if a baby cries at least three hours a day, | | | | but instead continue to cry relentlessly, |
| three days per week, for three weeks in a | | | | sometimes for hours. |
| row, then that baby is considered to be | | | | |
| suffering from colic. Colic usually starts | | | | -They do not tend to wind down; instead they |
| when the baby is two weeks old and ends when | | | | tend to wind up and work themselves into |
| the baby is 100 days old, which is | | | | frenzy. |
| approximately three and a half months of age. | | | | |
| In addition, premature baby is no more likely | | | | -They do not always follow a pattern. What |
| to suffer colic than a full term baby. The | | | | calms them at a given moment may excite them |
| colic baby sounds as tough he is in | | | | at another. |
| tremendous pain. His face may be twisted and | | | | |
| strained, causing onlookers to be highly | | | | -Unlike other infants, when crying begins the |
| concerned. | | | | colicky infant will rarely stop crying on his |
| | | | own, so waiting is out usually does not work. |
| Normally, colic (except due to acid reflux | | | | Instead, intervening quickly is helpful. |
| problem) is not a serious condition. Research | | | | |